Gordon Burnham

Gordon Burnham
Personal information
Full name Gordon le Roy Burnham
Born (1886-12-18)18 December 1886
New York City, New York,
United States
Died 1 September 1964(1964-09-01) (aged 77)
Gessenay, Bern, Switzerland
Batting style Unknown
Bowling style Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1914 Sussex
1910/11 Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 42
Batting average 10.50
100s/50s /
Top score 18
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 3
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/48
Catches/stumpings 2/
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012

Gordon le Roy Burnham (18 December 1886 1 September 1964) was an American born English cricketer. Burnham's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at New York City.

Burnham served in the British Army, graduating from the Royal Military College in October 1906 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with him entering service with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[1] While serving in India in 1910, Burnham made his first-class debut for the Europeans, making two appearance against the Parsees and the Hindus.[2] He scored 42 runs in his two matches, which came at an average of 14.00, with a high score of 18.[3] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 20.00, with best figures of 2/48.[4] He later played a single first-class match back in England for Sussex against Lancashire in the 1914 County Championship.[2] He batted once in this match, with Burnham being dismissed for a duck by Ralph Whitehead.[5] The start of World War I midway through the 1914 season brought his cricketing career to an end.

By November 1914, Burnham was again serving with the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, this time with the rank of Captain.[6] Burnham survived the First World War, but didn't resume his cricketing career after it. He died at Gessenay, Bern, Switzerland, on 1 September 1964.

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 27957. p. 6861. 1906-10-12.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gordon Burnham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. "Lancashire v Sussex, 1914 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29008. p. 1077. 1914-12-15.

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